PRE / CERAME-UNIE

PRE, the European Refractories Producers Federation, is the representative organisation of the European refractory industry, located in Brussels. It was
founded in 1953 and offers a European platform on which its members can exchange views and experiences in the common interest.

PRE has no commercial aim. In the scope of EU
legislation and standardisation, the mission of the PRE is to promote the interests of European Refractory Producers. The activities of the federation are aimed at achieving these purposes
through working with the European institutions (European Commission, European Parliament and the Council), and a wide range of stakeholders such as the European Committee for Standardization
(CEN), the confederation of European Business (BusinessEurope), and other EU associations such as Eurofer (steel industry), CEMBUREAU (cement industry), CEFIC (chemical industry), IMA-Europe
(industrial minerals), Euromines (European mining industry) etc. PRE unites the National Associations representing 17 European countries:

PRE is a member
of Cerame-Unie AISBL, representing the European ceramics industry. The PRE does not have a legal personality, is therefore registered by Cordis under its umbrella organisation: Cerame-Unie

Cerame-Unie, the European Ceramic Industry Association, is an international non-profit association (AISBL) representing ceramic sectors
towards the EU institutions. Its mission is to promote the ceramic industry at EU level by contributing in a constructive and reliable way to policy
debates that are relevant to the industry.

Cerame-Unie was founded in 1962 as an “association de
fait” based in Brussels. It was registered as International Non-Profit Association (AISBL) in 2010. It is an umbrella organisation representing the European ceramic industry structured in eight
ceramic sectors (Abrasives, Brick and roof, tiles, Clay pipes, Refractory products, Sanitaryware, Tableware, Technical ceramics and Wall and
floor tiles).

This research has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme